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Cooking & Baking

Retrograde

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9. Bad childhood memories

Reply to tonkatoy8888 (Reply #8)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 08:27 PM

Jul 26

Canned (later frozen) beans cooked into submission, usually older beans that ended up tough and bitter. I recently made succotash with frozen baby lima beans and it turned out great. Younger beans and improved freezing practices make a big difference

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I love green beans [View all] Duncanpup Jul 26 OP

I love yellow beans. Have a big raised planter of them. yourout Jul 26 #1

Me Too! justaprogressive Jul 26 #2

I really love all beans, especially fresh. Your observation should get no push-back, so I'll try instead. "Lima beans" FadedMullet Jul 26 #3

Yes on Lima beans Duncanpup Jul 26 #5

I've never understood tonkatoy8888 Jul 26 #8

Bad childhood memories Retrograde Jul 26 #9

It really seems that anything commercially canned FoxNewsSucks Jul 26 #10

Canned asparagus is the worst Retrograde Jul 28 #14

So I'm not the only one tonkatoy8888 Jul 26 #4

So I'm gonna try your recipe thank you. Duncanpup Jul 26 #6

Just bought a basket gab13by13 Jul 26 #7

That looks pretty good as-is, FoxNewsSucks Jul 26 #11

Great recipe! ... littlemissmartypants Jul 26 #12

We just picked and snapped a bucket of them. Emile Jul 26 #13